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(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2017-09-28) Maldonado Córdova, Karen; Céspedes Porras, Jacqueline
The sample consisted of 318 students aged 6 to 10 years, who were given a pre- and post-educational session oral health knowledge questionnaire. The study was descriptive, observational, prospective, and longitudinal. The data were evaluated using the SPSS v23 statistical software, with the Chi-square test applied for the association of variables, and frequency tables used for the determination of prevalence. The results showed that 58.8% of children aged 6 to 10 years had poor knowledge about oral health before the educational session, with 61.5% of females and 55.7% of males falling into this category. After the educational session, 47.8% of the children had a regular level of oral health knowledge, with 46.7% of males and 49% of females in this group. The study concluded that children aged 6 to 10 years at I.E. Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes No. 2053 improved their oral health knowledge after the educational session, moving from poor knowledge to regular knowledge about oral health.
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Understanding about oral health in primary school children of the i.e. n°18255 leoncio prado using educational sessions through teledentistry, Chachapoyas - Amazonas 2022
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2022-11-22) Delgado Aguilar, Susan Mairely; Céspedes Porras, Jacqueline
Objective: To determine the understanding of oral health among primary school students from I.E. N°18255 Leoncio Prado through educational sessions via teledentistry in Chachapoyas, Amazonas, 2022. Methodology: 108 students, both male and female, were evaluated using a questionnaire that covered various dimensions, including prevention, cavities, oral hygiene, and general oral health. Afterward, the students participated in a 30-minute educational session via teledentistry. The same questionnaire was given again for them to complete after the session. Results: The primary school students from I.E. N°18255 Leoncio Prado initially had a low understanding of the preventive dimension of oral health (100%), a low understanding of cavities (97.2%), a low understanding of oral hygiene (77.8%), and a low understanding of general oral health (100%). These levels drastically improved after the educational session via teledentistry, with the understanding of preventive measures, dental cavities, oral hygiene, and general oral health showing only 4.6%, 9.3%, 0%, and 2.8% low understanding, respectively. Conclusion: The educational session via teledentistry was effective in improving the understanding of oral health.